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Yasser Arafat International Airport (GZA/LVGZ)
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Yasser Arafat International Airport, formerly Gaza International Airport, is located in the Gaza Strip, close to the Egyptian border. The airport was built with funding from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and Germany, as well as with the aid of Moroccan architects. The total cost was $86 million. It was formally inaugurated on 24 November 1998, after a year of construction. It boasted one runway of 3080 m x 60 m, and a terminal with intricately designed ceilings and walls and state-of-the-art equipment. The runway, as well as the radar station and the exterior camera security system were all destroyed by the Israel Defense Forces after the start of the Al-Aqsa intifada, amid suspicions that it was being used to smuggle weapons and terrorists. Interestingly, airports website shows it as a going concern complete with year 2000 timetables.

Jericho
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Jericho is a city located near the Jordan River in the West Bank in Israel. It is the capital of the Jericho Governorate, and has a population of over 20,000.
Situated well below sea level on an east-west route 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of the Dead Sea, Jericho is the lowest permanently inhabited site on earth. It is also believed to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities of the world.

King Herod's Tomb
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What is there to say!
An Israeli archaeologist has found the tomb of King Herod, the legendary builder of ancient Jerusalem and the Holy Land, Hebrew University said late Monday, 07 May, 2007.

Church of the Nativity
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By: kjfitz.
The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world. The structure is built over the cave that tradition marks as the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth, and it is considered sacred by followers of both Christianity and Islam (see Jesus in Islam).

Bethlehem
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Rafah Border Crossing
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Ramallah
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Headquarter city of the Palestinian National Authority.

Rafah refugee camp
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Rafah camp is one of eight Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. It is located in the Rafah Governorate along the Egyptian-Palestinian Authority border. It was established in 1949 and currently forms part of the city of Rafah. During the period of its establishment, it was the largest refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, however its population has decreased due to migration to the Tall as-Sultan camp, an extension of Rafah camp, which was set up to absorb refugees repatriated from Canada Camp.
According to the UNRWA, the camp had a population of 95,187 inhabitants in 2005 in contrast with the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics estimate of approximately 58,000 during that year. The camp is the second largest refugee camp in the Palestinian Territories. There are 31 schools (20 primary, 11 secondary) run by the UNRWA.

Ibrahimi Mosque / Cave of the Patriarchs
The Cave of the Patriarchs or the Cave of Machpelah is a series of subterranean caves located in a complex called by Muslims the Sanctuary of Abraham or Ibrahimi Mosque. The name is either a reference to the layout of the burial chamber, or alternatively refers to the biblical couples, i.e.: cave of the tombs of couples.

Tomb of Lazarus
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The Tomb of Lazarus is a traditional pilgrimage destination in the West Bank town of al-Eizariya near Jerusalem, traditionally identified as the biblical village of Bethany. The tomb is the purported site of the miracle recorded in the Gospel of John in which Jesus raises Lazarus of Bethany from the dead.

Al-Shati refugee camp
Al-Shati camp, also known as Beach camp, is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the northern Gaza Strip along the Mediterranean Sea coastline in the Gaza Governorate, and more specifically Gaza City. The camp's total land area consists of 727 dunums. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), al-Shati had a population of 87,158 inhabitants in mid-year 2006,[2] while the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) reports a population of 78,800 registered refugees. The camp is the third largest refugee camp in Palestine.

Nablus
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Nablus (Arabic: نابلس‎ Nāblus, Hebrew: שכם‎ Šəḵem, Biblical Shechem is a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, approximately 63 kilometers (39 mi) north of Jerusalem, with a population of 126,132. Located in a strategic position between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, it is the capital of the Nablus Governorate and a Palestinian commercial and cultural center. It was founded by the Roman Emperor Vespasian in 72 CE as Flavia Neapolis.

Munib Rashid al-Masri's house
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By: Alephs.
This is Beit Falasteen, or, in English, House of Palestine.
It is owned by Munib al-Masri, probably the richest Palestinian in the world. The house, built atop the biblical Mount Gerizim, was inspired by Villa Capra "La Rotonda", probably one of the most famous villas in the history of architecture.
Al-Masri, known also as "Duke of Nablus", "the Godfather", and "Palestinian Rothschild", is a Palestinian industrialist, statesman, patriarch of the al-Masri family, and one of Yasser Arafat's closest friends and supporters. He was once a minister in both the government of the Palestinian Authority and Jordan. Even though he was offered the presidency and the prime ministership of Palestine, he refused them several times, and now only retains an elected seat in the Palestinian Legislative Council.

Balata refugee camp
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Near the town of Nablus. It is the largest Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank.

Al Ghifari Tower (tallest building in Palestine)
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Kiryat Arba
Kiryat Arba or Qiryat Arba (קִרְיַת־אַרְבַּע), lit. "Town of the Four," is an urban Israeli settlement on the outskirts of Hebron, in the Judean Mountains region of the West Bank. In 2008, Kiryat Arba had a population of 7,200.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

Jabalia refugee camp
Jabalia is a Palestinian city located 4 kilometers (2 mi) north of Gaza City. It is under the jurisdiction of the North Gaza Governorate, in the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Jabalia had a population of 82,877 in mid-year 2006.

Deir El Belah War Cemetery
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Baptism of Jesus
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This location is known as Al-Maghtas. In Arabic it means "baptism" or immersion. This site is the traditional site of Jesus' baptism by John the Baptist, his cousin and forbearer. There is another site close by that claims to be the site of the baptism, however most Christians believe this to be the true site.

Shechem archaeological site

Port of Gaza
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By: Mike1989.
The Port of Gaza is a port on the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Gaza.

Hevronsky Monastery
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By: valeryan.
Holy Trinity Monastery near Abraham's Oak in Hebron (Russian: Хевронский во имя Святой Троицы мужской монастырь) is a Russian Orthodox monastery in Hebron founded in XX century at the site of the ancient Oak of Mamre. The lands were acquired by Russian Church in the XIX century and later expanded.

Great Mosque of Gaza
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The Great Mosque of Gaza (Arabic: جامع غزة الكبير‎, transliteration: Jāmaʿ Ghazza al-Kabīr) also known as the Great Omari Mosque (Arabic: المسجد العمري الكبير‎, transliteration: Jāmaʿ al-ʿUmarī al-Kabīr) is the largest and oldest mosque in the Gaza Strip, located in Gaza's old city.

Palestine Stadium
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Palestine Stadium (Arabic: ملعب فلسطين‎) is located in Gaza City on the Gaza Strip. It is the national stadium and the home of Palestine national football team. The stadium's capacity is around 10,000. It was bombed by Israel on April 1, 2006, directly on the centre spot, and is currently unusable due to the crater formed. FIFA has announced that it will fund the repair work.
It was again bombed on November 17, 2012 by the Israeli Defence Force as part of Operation Pillar of Cloud. It claimed that the stadium was used by Hamas to launch rockets targeting Israel

Church of the Nativity
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By: jbottero.
An iconic Christian church who's history is too long and deep to do justice here.
Also seen here at VG:

Islamic University of Gaza
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Founded in 1978, 10 faculties, about 20,000 students.

Israeli guy at a checkpoint

West Bank Barrier in Bethlehem
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1927 Jericho earthquake epicenter
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7/11/1927. 287-500 dead. Most powerful earthquake to impact Israel.

Battir
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Designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 2014

A window of Hisham's Palace
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An early Islamic archaeological site of the Umayyad dynasty dating back to the first half of the 8th century.

Bilal Mosque
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Islamic University - The South Branch
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Gaza War Cemetery
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Church of Saint Porphyrius
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One of the biggest churches in Gaza, it was built by crusaders in the 11th century.
Unfortunately it was hit by an Israeli airstrike on 19 October 2023

Ibn Taimia Mosque

Save the Children Palestine

Al Naser Medical Center - UNRWA

Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education

AlManarah Library

University College of Applied Sciences

Palestinian Ministry Of Social Relation